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Originally Posted by bomberjet
I was just looking at the Plessis Underpass page here:
http://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/Major...ss/default.asp
FAQ 5: Will traffic be restricted from travelling on Bournais Drive?
Traffic is not expected to be restricted on Bournais Drive; the City will monitor traffic prior to and during construction. The use of Bournais Drive as an alternative route during construction is not encouraged. Discussions are ongoing with Bernie Wolfe Community School and the River East Transcona School Division. Signage will be placed at strategic locations encouraging drivers to use alternative routes before entering the area.
"The use of Bournais Drive as an alternative route during construction is not encouraged"
What does the City expect everyone to use?! Get those magical flying cars that don't use roads? The only other options are Ravenhurst, which is basically at the perimeter. Or Lag which is further west. Almost 8km by along the rail line between the two. So you're potentially looking at a 10-15km detour through city traffic to get from one side to the other.
I doubt someone who lives in the middle will be driving that far out of the way. Bournais will be ridiculous. |
If safety is the issue the City and the school division can mitigate this problem by a slight redesign of Bournais from it's current design-speed of 50 km/h to a design-speed of 40 km/h by narrowing the street temporarily. You won't create a safer street by dropping the speed limit while designing the street to the higher speed limit's standard.